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Economies of scale and utilization in the Swiss electric power distribution industry

Massimo Filippini Department of Economics, University of Zürich, IEW, Blümlisalpstr. 10, Zurich, Switzerland
Pages 543-550 | Published online: 28 Jul 2006

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